Although earwax is necessary to keep ears clean, too much can lead to pain, deafness, and becoming a YouTube sensation.

This disgusting video of a man having a huge lump of earwax pulled from his ear canal by a woman with tweezers has been viewed 212,363 times by people sharing his relief at finally being able to hear again.

Posted by Kyle Davis , the footage shows a man sitting down while a woman holds his ear open with her hands.

Using a pair of tweezers, the woman begins tugging at a piece of earwax sticking out of his ear.

She has a few attempts at trying to pull it free, but fails on three separate occasions to get a good enough grip.

Video: The woman tries several times to pull wax out of his ear (Image: youtube/Kyle Davis)

On the fourth go however she manages to get a grasp of it and removes a piece of wax the size of a small candle from the ear.

She then recoils as the other people in the room scream in disgust.

One man even comments that the video will be going up on YouTube.

The woman had three attempts at grasping the piece of earwax before pulling it free on the fourth try.